Spectacles



E. B. MEYHOWITZ.

SPECTACLES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1917* p 23W Patented July 15, 1919.

' invention consists of a temple hav-ing .ay

UNITED f sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL B. MEYBOWITZ, 0F

NEW YORK, N.' Y., AssIeNon. To E. E. MEYROWITZ, INC., A CORPORATION or NEW Your;

SPECTACLES.

. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 15, 1919.

` Application led July 6,1917,v Serial N o. 178,972.

To'all 'whom it may concern: 4

Be it known that I, EMIL B. MEYRowiTz, -a citizen of the United States, residing at which secures the temple to the eyeglass or the eyeglass-frame.

Another obJectof the invention'is .to pro-'1 vide a mounting which will permit the temple to be Opened as described, and yet have it return to its normal open vposition when in place upon the face of the wearer.

With these and other objects, which will be apparent from the detailedfdescription hereinafter to follow when taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, the

mounting which is so formed that the temple can be folded down upon the lenses of the spectacle in the usual manner and can be opened to its normal open positionwhich is substantially at right angles to the lenses, in combination with,v an additional joint or link which will permit the temple to be Opened beyond its open normal position, which joint or link is resilient and returns the temple to its normal open 'position after the spectacles or goggles are in position upon the face. Y

In the drawings: i

Figure 1 is a plan of'a pair of spectacles having its temples 'mounted in accordance with the principles of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a lan showing an enlarged view of the pivota mounting for a temple;

F ig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, partially in section, the three distinct, positions of the temple beng shown in dotted lines; and

Fig, 11 is an end view of Fig. 2.

Referring to Fig. 1, a pair of spectacles of a rinless type is shown, the lenses 1 being connected together by a bridge 2, which carries clamps or clips 3 at its ends which are secured directly to the lenses. Fastened directly to the outer end of each of the lenses by a clamp 4, is a temple post 5 which may be provided with a strap 6 to hold the' post from lateral movement. The post 5 carries two ears 6 to which are pivoted a link 7 by means of a screw or stud 8, the link. 7

being formed from two sideplates 9 and 10 which are connected together by a top wall v10, 'the side plates of the link fitting over.

the two ears. Surrounding the screwy 8 and interposed between'the two ears 6, is a coiled spring 11, one end of which bears against the post 5 as at, 12 and the' other against the edge of lthe top wall V10 as at 13. This spring is coiled so that its tension is exertedv to throw the link 7 inwardly, which inward lmovement is limited by a cam surface 14 formed upon the inner edge of each of the side plates 9 and 107of the link 7. Pivoted to the other end of the link l7 by a screw or stud 15 is a temple 16. This temple may -be the usual straight, bow orl may havehooked-or curved ends to fit over the ears,

as shown in Fig. 1. The temple 16 is also provided with the usual stop 18 adjacent its pivotal point, which stop engages with the edge of the top wall 10 of the link 7 to limit 'the outward movement of the temple 16 with respectto the link. v

The manner in which the spectacle is used,

4is obvious fromy Fig. 3,where the three-positions of'lthetemples 16 are shown. To use the spectacles, the temple 16 is first opened or unfolded in the usual manner by turning it upon lthe pivot 15 until thestop 18 engages the wall 10 and prevents further outward movement of the temple relative to the link 7. This is the normal Open position of the templel which is'substantially at right angles to the lenses. ff Further Imovement. of

' the temple will cause the link 7 to swing outwardly until it and the temple assume the dotted position shown in Fig. 3. When the temples are in this position, it is evident that the spectacles can bel readily placed upon the face of the wearer, since the ends of the'v temples are spaced widely-apart. After the spectacles are in position, the tension of the4 spring 13 is exerted to move the temples back to the normal open osition and cause them tohug the face. en the spectacles are removed, the link 7 will move inwardly, but inward movement of the temples 16 beyond their normal open position is revented by the stops 14 engagingcthe wa ls of the post 5. It will, therefore, be seen thatthe spectacles can be removed from the face and Y left upon a table or book in their open `posi- 4to the lenses. This is important because it i frequently occurs that under strain the small portion of the lens covered by the clamp will be broken away thus destroying the lens.

It is not the intention toilimit the invention to rimless types of spectacles shown, since theinventionis equally applicable to spectacles or goggles provided with rims in which case the posts 5 are attached to the rims instead of to the lenses direct, and the term temple post is intended to include both of these constructions. f

I claim.: y 1. 'In a spectacle construction, a pivoted temple, a temple post, a .resilient connection interposed between said pivoted temple and post, and a member carried by said temple engaging 'said connection for limiting the outward movement of said temple with` respect to said connection.

2. In a spectacle construction, a temple post, a temple, a member between said temple and post, and a spring for resisting the outwardy movement of saidv member, said member having-'a limited inward movement with respect to said 'post and said temple having a limited outward movement with respect to said member. u

3. A spectacle construction havin a temple post, a temple, a link interposed etweenA usaid post and temple, and resilient means acting on said link,and a stop for limiting the movement of said link.

Ll. A spectacle construction having a temple post, a link pivoted to said post, a spring acting on said link, a stop for limiting the movement of said link, a temple pivoted to said link, `and a sto-p for limiting the move- 4ment of said temple with respect .to 'said link.

In witness whereof, I subscribe my signature, 1n the presence of two witnesses.

EMIL B. MEYROWITZ..

Witnesses:-

M. M. ANDERSON, A. Drrz. 

